Cisco IOS Contract Job Trends in England

Cisco IOS
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Cisco IOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 552 413 477
Rank change year-on-year -139 +64 +69
Contract jobs citing Cisco IOS 71 89 75
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.16% 0.34% 0.20%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.69% 2.65% 1.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 27 53
10th Percentile £213 £393 £170
25th Percentile £509 £475 £235
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £396
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +38.89% -5.71%
75th Percentile £612 £613 £525
90th Percentile £716 £643 £570
UK median daily rate £575 £535 £396
% change year-on-year +7.48% +35.10% -2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 11 1
Median hourly rate - £30.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - -53.85% +36.84%
UK median hourly rate - £30.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - -53.85% +8.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Cisco IOS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,190 3,361 4,819
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.49% 12.66% 12.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,583 2,079 2,868
10th Percentile £250 £235 £214
25th Percentile £400 £363 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £492 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.63% -1.60% -2.44%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £608
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 293 145 390
10th Percentile £16.04 £14.81 £13.87
25th Percentile £20.50 £20.85 £17.69
Median hourly rate £26.66 £40.00 £45.44
Median % change year-on-year -33.35% -11.97% +101.96%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.00 £81.35 £74.10
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £44.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -41.57% -1.11% +100.00%

Cisco IOS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cisco IOS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Cisco IOS job vacancy trend in England

Cisco IOS
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco IOS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco IOS

Cisco IOS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cisco IOS in England over the 6 months to 6 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cisco IOS in England

Cisco IOS
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco IOS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cisco IOS

Cisco IOS
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco IOS within the England region over the 6 months to 6 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -65 30 £600 +20.00% 5
North of England -58 21 £608 +62.13% 3
North West -26 20 £608 +62.13% 2
South West -30 9 £539 +0.23% 2
West Midlands -56 8 £225 -59.09% 1
Midlands -59 8 £225 -59.09% 2
South East -77 1 £500 -13.04% 3
Yorkshire - 1 £475 - 1
Cisco IOS
UK

Cisco IOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (12.68%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (8.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (4.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 10 (14.08%) Azure
2 7 (9.86%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (8.45%) Entra ID
3 6 (8.45%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 50 (70.42%) Firewall
2 40 (56.34%) BGP
2 40 (56.34%) NX-OS
3 24 (33.80%) WAN
4 21 (29.58%) VLAN
5 20 (28.17%) DNS
5 20 (28.17%) OSPF
5 20 (28.17%) Wireless
6 18 (25.35%) DHCP
6 18 (25.35%) VPN
7 16 (22.54%) NAS
7 16 (22.54%) Network Security
7 16 (22.54%) SAN
7 16 (22.54%) Structured Cabling
8 15 (21.13%) MPLS
9 12 (16.90%) IOS XR
10 11 (15.49%) LAN
11 10 (14.08%) Cisco ASA
12 9 (12.68%) Cisco Nexus
12 9 (12.68%) VXLAN
Development Applications
1 6 (8.45%) Git
2 2 (2.82%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (1.41%) Jenkins
General
1 37 (52.11%) Social Skills
2 9 (12.68%) Documentation Skills
3 6 (8.45%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (7.04%) Finance
4 5 (7.04%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.23%) Banking
5 3 (4.23%) Financial Institution
6 2 (2.82%) Police
7 1 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.41%) Legal
7 1 (1.41%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.41%) Publishing
7 1 (1.41%) Retail
7 1 (1.41%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (54.93%) Network Engineer
2 18 (25.35%) Architect
3 10 (14.08%) Senior
4 9 (12.68%) Senior Network Engineer
5 8 (11.27%) Automation Engineer
5 8 (11.27%) Security Engineer
6 7 (9.86%) Cisco Engineer
6 7 (9.86%) Technical Architect
7 6 (8.45%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 6 (8.45%) Help Desk Support
7 6 (8.45%) Help Desk Support Technician
7 6 (8.45%) Help Desk Technician
7 6 (8.45%) Network Architect
7 6 (8.45%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 6 (8.45%) Support Technician
8 4 (5.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 4 (5.63%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
8 4 (5.63%) Senior Cisco Engineer
8 4 (5.63%) Senior Cisco Network Engineer
9 3 (4.23%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.45%) LDAP
2 4 (5.63%) Jinja
3 3 (4.23%) 802.1X
4 1 (1.41%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 32 (45.07%) Data Centre
2 10 (14.08%) Onboarding
3 6 (8.45%) PKI
3 6 (8.45%) Smartphone
4 2 (2.82%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (14.08%) Linux
2 9 (12.68%) Windows
3 8 (11.27%) Ubuntu
4 7 (9.86%) Android
5 1 (1.41%) CentOS
5 1 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (29.58%) ITSM
2 16 (22.54%) Network Segmentation
3 10 (14.08%) Infrastructure as Code
3 10 (14.08%) Mentoring
4 9 (12.68%) Knowledge Transfer
4 9 (12.68%) Migration
5 8 (11.27%) Agile
5 8 (11.27%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (11.27%) Network Monitoring
6 7 (9.86%) Asset Management
6 7 (9.86%) Change Management
6 7 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (9.86%) Customer Service
6 7 (9.86%) Performance Management
7 6 (8.45%) AI
7 6 (8.45%) CI/CD
7 6 (8.45%) Customer Experience
7 6 (8.45%) Problem Management
8 5 (7.04%) DevOps
8 5 (7.04%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 27 (38.03%) Python
2 4 (5.63%) PHP
3 2 (2.82%) ActionScript
3 2 (2.82%) Perl
3 2 (2.82%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 33 (46.48%) CCNP
1 33 (46.48%) Cisco Certification
2 29 (40.85%) Security Cleared
3 25 (35.21%) SC Cleared
4 16 (22.54%) CCNA
5 15 (21.13%) Network+ Certification
5 15 (21.13%) Server+ Certification
6 10 (14.08%) DV Cleared
7 7 (9.86%) CCIE
8 4 (5.63%) APMG
8 4 (5.63%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (5.63%) Degree
8 4 (5.63%) GIAC
8 4 (5.63%) SSCP
9 3 (4.23%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (12.68%) SLA
2 7 (9.86%) NIST
3 6 (8.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (1.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 11 (15.49%) VMware ESXi
1 11 (15.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (9.86%) Active Directory
3 4 (5.63%) vSphere
4 2 (2.82%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (1.41%) Docker
5 1 (1.41%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 17 (23.94%) Ansible
2 6 (8.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (8.45%) SCCM
2 6 (8.45%) Terraform
2 6 (8.45%) vCenter Server
3 4 (5.63%) FortiGate
4 3 (4.23%) SCOM
5 1 (1.41%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (1.41%) Docker Swarm
5 1 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.41%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 71 (100.00%) Cisco
2 20 (28.17%) Fortinet
3 15 (21.13%) ServiceNow
4 14 (19.72%) Palo Alto
5 12 (16.90%) Arista
5 12 (16.90%) Juniper
6 11 (15.49%) VMware
7 9 (12.68%) Microsoft
8 7 (9.86%) F5
9 6 (8.45%) Canon
10 2 (2.82%) CheckPoint
10 2 (2.82%) Infoblox
10 2 (2.82%) McAfee
10 2 (2.82%) Meraki
10 2 (2.82%) Splunk
10 2 (2.82%) Zscaler
11 1 (1.41%) Apple
11 1 (1.41%) Blue Coat
11 1 (1.41%) Dell
11 1 (1.41%) NetScout